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Melaleuca irbyana : ウィキペディア英語版 | Melaleuca irbyana
''Melaleuca irbyana'', commonly known as weeping paperbark, bushhouse paperbark and swamp paperbark is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is a shrub or small tree, often growing in pure stands in poorly drained areas. Its distribution is limited and it has been classified as an endangered species under legislation in both states and the forest as critically endangered under Australian government legislation. ==Description== ''Melaleuca irbyana'' is a large shrub or small tree with thick, spongy, papery bark, growing to a height of . It has a dense, rounded canopy and fine, weeping foliage. The leaves are stalkless, but usually less than long and wide, oval or narrowly oval in shape tapering to a point and pressed against the branchlets. The flowers are white and scented and arranged in spikes at, or near the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering. The spikes are up to in diameter and contain 3 to 12 individual flowers. The petals are long and fall off as the flower ages. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle containing between 6 and 11 stamens. Flowers appear between September and January. The fruits are woody capsules, long, shaped like flattened spheres, arranged in loose clusters along the branches. Unlike many other melaleucas, the seeds are not retained in the capsules for more than a year.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=10518 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?melaleuca-irbyana )〕
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